Chuck,
Sounds great. Lots of functionality in your package.
You write K3 keyer does not provide all of the functionality of the WinKey,
a case in point being the Ultimatic keying mode. What is this mode?
Your software runs for many contests. Can it be adapted to run in DX
pedition mode?
Ultimatic is an absolutely wonderful keying mode (and the only one I can
use with dual lever paddles). It gives priority to the last paddle closed.
In other words, close the dah lever, and you get dahs - but then close
the dot lever, and you then get dots even though both paddles are now
... the Ultimatic keying mode. What is this mode?
Don has provided a concise description. If you would like more details here
is a nice writeup
http://fermi.la.asu.edu/w9cf/articles/ultimatic.pdf
Your software runs for many contests. Can it be adapted to run in
DXpedition mode? Possibly with
Yay! I second that motion, Don!
I've been a fan of Ultimatic mode since it first came out in QST as a vacuum
tube keyer from a W6 in the mid-50s. Later I built the transistorized version
that was in QST in the early 60s. But nothing's as easy as building a WinKeyer
kit with it in it! Steve
Maybe I'm missing something, Bud, but I send the letter Q the same way with
Iambic B keying. Hold the dah paddle for the duration of the letter and tap the
dit at the appropriate place. No need to let up on the dah paddle. Is there
some other characteristic that distinguishes Ulimatic from
Will,
The distinguishing characteristic is that it does not alternate between
dits and dahs.
You are correct, that a dingle dot insertion can work the same way in
either case, and by the same reasoning, a single dash insertion. but if
you send a character like Z, you close the DAH paddle and
Guys,
I'd like to point out that the transition being made when electronic
keyers started coming on line was:
BUG ---KEYER
What was being solved is not having to make all those dashes manually.
That in itself was a huge help. Transmitting speeds could be increased
20% or more. Many guys at
Thanks for the explanations, Don and Bud. I think I understand how an Ultimatic
keyer works now and can see how it would be less timing critical for many
characters and most numbers. Except for the obvious iambic characters like
'c', 'k', 'r', and the period, it would require less practice to
While not one of the Big Three, CQ/X - GPS Enabled Software for Mobile
Contesting (www.no5w.com) supports the use of KY keying, in addition to
WinKey keying.
73/Chuck/NO5W
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